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Last Updated 12/1/21
Mystic Valley Regional Charter School (MVRCS)
MVRCS on Facebook is at https://www.facebook.com/mvrcs/
MVRCS on the web is at https://www.mvrcs.com/
11/29/21 - https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2969073589997960
An Open Letter was posted two days before the Malden Historical Commission deliberates on the historical significance of buildings targeted for demolition in Maplewood Square.
11/24/21 - https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2965581950347124
On the day before Thanksgiving, a small group of residents gathered in Maplewood Square to show solidarity and support for residents who live in property now owned by Mystic Valley Regional Charter School.
2021 Official Accountability Report - Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District)
https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/accountability/report/district.aspx?linkid=30&orgcode=04700000&orgtypecode=5&
11/22/21 - https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2964395513799101
The 11/22/21 online issue of TIME includes a long article on Mystic Valley Regional Charter School.
11/21/21 - Who is negotiating with Mystic Valley Regional Charter School?
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2963554183883234
11/16/21 - Mystic Valley Regional Charter School has submitted at least six building permit applications for their Lebanon/Columbia Street properties.
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2960201797551806
11/12/21 - Just in time for the holidays … termination of tenancy
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2957320691173250
11/10/21 - Forbes, Charter Schools Fight For Their Right To Discriminate
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2021/11/10/charter-schools-fight-for-their-right-to-discriminate
9/28/21 - Mass. charter school group speaks out against Malden school’s lawsuit over state cultural criteria - Boston.com
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2021/09/28/mass-charter-school-group-speaks-out-against-malden-schools-lawsuit-over-state-cultural-criteria/
Cook v. Mystic Valley Regional Charter School
https://www.aclum.org/en/cases/cook-v-mystic-valley-regional-charter-school
8/23/21 - Why hasn't Malden's City Council, and specifically the Rules & Ordinance Committee, taken action over the years to address the risk of institutionalization in Malden's neighborhoods?
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2900864613485525
8/23/21 - Why hasn't Malden's City Council, and specifically the Rules & Ordinance Committee, taken action over the years to address the risk of institutionalization in Malden's neighborhoods?
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2900864613485525
8/20/21 - We've attached the August 2nd letter from MVRCS to Mayor Gary Christenson presenting a two-plus page concept of a property swap.
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2898974253674561
8/20/21 - Is this a new edition of Malden Monopoly (tm)?
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2898808897024430
8/19/21 - We obtained a number of documents related to Mystic Valley Regional Charter School. These records include closing documents, appraisal information, signed P&S and the like
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2898294533742533
8/18/21 - How's this for a fast but contentious start to a Council meeting?
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2897543583817628
7/28/21 - Tuesday July 27th was a day approximately 100 residents stood up and voiced their concerns about Mystic Valley Regional Charter School's real estate adventurism.
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2883272238578096
7/22/21 - Mystic Valley Charter School is reportedly completing closing activities on July 22nd, for the purchase of properties in Maplewood Square.
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2878985829006737
7/1/21 - A social media group established on March 16th is hitting its social media stride this week. "Neighbors for MVRCS Accountability (Malden)" was established about three months prior to the news broke last week on June 24th about the latest MVRCS real estate endeavors.
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2864846630420657
7/15/21 - Maplewood Residents and Beyond!
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2874486929456627
6/28/21 - What do you think of MVRCS acquiring more property in Maplewood Square?
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2862714160633904
6/25/21 - What is expected when a business buys up a taxpaying neighborhood block in Malden? How should they invest back in the community?
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2860482710857049
6/10/21 - At around 5:30 PM on June 10th, two vehicles where involved in a collision near on the east side of the city
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2850242295214424
11/19/20 - https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2708074279431227
The Mystic Valley Regional Charter School was summoned to appear at the Middlesex County Superior Court in Woburn on 10/26/20.
7/8/20 - At the high-ranked Mystic Valley Regional Charter School, a troubling pattern on issues of race
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/07/metro/high-ranked-mystic-valley-regional-charter-school-troubling-pattern-issues-race/
7/8/20 - https://dankennedy.net/2020/07/08/the-mystic-valley-charter-school-is-back-in-the-news-for-how-it-treats-black-students/
7/8/20 - Massachusetts Charter Public School Association Calls on Mystic Valley Regional Charter School To Take Meaningful Action to Address Racism
https://masscharterschools.org/media/press/mcpsa-calls-on-mystic-valley-regional-charter-school-to-take-meaningful-action-to-address-racism/
1/10/20 - What are the purposes (ie. uses) of properties bought by Mystic Valley Regional Charter School? When the state asked this question the past three fiscal years, MVRCS failed to answer for some properties acquired with taxpayer dollars.
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2446621712243153
1/4/20 - Why does a local public school own residential properties? "Meaningful tax"
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2441860082719316
5/20/19 - MVRCS responded to a request for public records dating back two years from the request of May 6, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2267987246773268
2/14/19 - On February 11, Councillor Ryan O’Malley released a “Backroom Deal Alert” on a proposal that was circulating "under the radar" to have the charter school play a role in purchasing the Malden Hospital Site.
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/2213586512213342
10/28/17 - At Malden’s Political Forum of At-Large Candidates, on October 26, 2017, Sidney Rodriguez, asked her second question about mid-way through the evening: “Do you believe that the charter schools take away essential funding from our (Malden) public schools or are they a benefit to the community?”
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/1945153925723270
5/21/17 - A special, emergency meeting was called for the Mystic Valley Regional Charter School Board of Trustees on 5/21/17. This was related to a 4-page letter from the Attorney General's Office, dated May 19, 2017 - a copy of which is provided.
https://www.facebook.com/MaldenNewsNetwork/posts/1871048739800456